Gas brooder



Sept. 20, 1927.

J. w. MYERS GAS BROODER Filed Oct. 15. 1926 I Inventor r (707/; W goems- MW I Attorney Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES JOHN W. MYERS, OF VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA.

GAS BROODER.

Application filedbctober 13, 1926. Serial No. 141,355.

This invention relates generally to brooders and has for its primary object to provide a brooder wherein natural or artificial gas may be employed as the heat producing medium in contra-distinction to a liquid fuel.

One of the important objects of the invention is to provide a brooder of this character that is extremely simple of construe tion and inexpensive of manufacture and one wherein the heat will be properly radiated.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood. the same comprising the novel. form. combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in both of the views thereof:

Figure 1 is a detail longitudinal section of a gas brooder constructed in accordance with the present invention. and

Figure 2-is a bottom plan view thereof. Now having particular reference to the drawing wherein there is disclosed the most practical embodiment of the invention with which I am at this time familiar. 5 designates a crown plate of generally oval configuration. The central portion of this crown plate is of plane configuration, while the edge thereof is inclined downwardly so as to provide av plate of generally frusto-conical formation. Secured in spaced relation upon the underside of the crown plate 5 by nut and bolt connections 6' and spacing collars 7 surrounding the bolt is a brace plate 8 of a general shape similar to the crown plate but being much smaller.

Rigidly secured to the under side of the brace plate 8 at the opposite ends thereof are burner plates 99 preferably Of'twelve gage black iron. said burner plates being spaced from each other at the center of the brace plate and being preferably of less width than the brace plate as clearly inclicated in Figure 2.

7 Extending through an. opening in the center of the crown plate 5 as well as the center ofthe brace plate 8 is a gas pipe 10, to the bottom end of which is attached a cross pipe 11in spaced parallel relation with the brace plate and being-formed at its top side with gas outlet openings 12. The pipe 10 is in communication with a suitable source of gas supply and obviously when the gas discharging from the openings 12 in the horizontal pipe 11 is ignited, the flame therefrom will impinge upon the burner plates 99 and greatly heat the same. The heat units will be radiated downwardly by reason of the crown plate 5 as is obvious. The burner plates 9 9 being of black iron will retain the heat even after the gas flow has been cut off. so that a certain amount of heat will he radiated for a considerable length of time.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel. simple and efficient form of gas brooder thatis well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated. and even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements. it is neverthele s to be understood that some changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 2- In a gas brooder of the class described. a relatively oval shaped enlarged crown plate which is frustro-conical in vertical section.

abrace plat-e disposed beneath the under side of the central portion of the crown plate. connecting bolts extending through the brace plate at the edges thereof and the adjacent portions of the crown plate sleeves encircling the bolts for spacing the brace plate with respect to the crown plate, a pair of burner plates secured to the bottom face of the brace plate. the inner opposed ends of the burner plates being spaced from each other at the central portion of the brace plate a gas supply pipe extendin r vertically through the center of the crown plate and said brace plate, and a burner pipe arranged horizontally in spaced relation beneath the burner plate and COHIDILUUCHtlDg at its inter-' mediate portion at the lower end of the supply pipe. said burne pipe being formed with outlet openings in the top thereof.

JOHN V. MYERS.

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